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Old Jan 1, 2024 | 1:22 am
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maestro1981
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Originally Posted by ffay005
Has Singapore okayed this, as well?
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on 28 December it “has not received any application from Turkish Airlines to operate fifth-freedom services between Singapore and Australia”.

Furthermore, I'm perplexed about Turkish Airlines chairman Ahmet Bolat's recent quote that “The Australia flight will involve a layover, a 10-hour stopover in Singapore, and then a further seven-hour journey to Australia”. That would be enough for me to exclude using TK on this route - sadly.
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